She was, after all, conceived within two hours of returning from my first visit there. In 2006, along with my crew, and a number of other foreign nationals, I had been taken off the beach by the 24th ...

Her most famous song, "Batwanes Beek," begins with string instruments creating a typical sound of Arab orchestras. The song builds with more and more sounds until an accordion finally strikes up the ...

Since the explosion in Beirut I’ve listened repeatedly to the song Ya Beirut (Oh Beirut) by the Lebanese diva Majida al-Roumi, while obsessively reading the news and checking on extended family ...

produced by Griffin Rodriguez and Zach Condon (Pompeii)It’s official: Zach Condon holds the record for most regional influences and references of any musician ever. Condon was raised in Santa Fe and ...

Beirut - 11 June 2011: colour me beautiful, Europe's leading image consultants, will now be offering its renowned image consultancy services to the ever so fashionable region of the Middle East ...

A shuffling snare and buoyant electric keyboard riff make Beirut’s “Perth” a perfect song to dance to, and dance is exactly what LA artist Maceo Paisley does in the band’s new video. In a split-screen ...

On the heels yesterday’s (April 20, wink, wink!) stoner holiday, the soundtrack for the third season of Showtime’s hit series Weeds, which chronicles a young mother’s life as a pot dealer, has been ...

Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, has long been hailed as one of the most captivating cities in the world. Located just a short four-hour flight from the UK, it offers a rare blend of old-world charm, ...

After last week's fighting Lebanon appears to be pulling back from civil war. BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 12, 2008 — -- Beirut's beautiful people are slowly venturing out of their homes. In the ...

De Gournay founder Claud Cecil Gurney’s fascination with Beirut began as a child, when he first started exploring the Lebanese capital’s cultural riches with his mother. “I loved it then and I love it ...